U.S. Plans for Atom Attack Succession and Decentralization
The article details postwar U S plans to survive an atomic strike on Washington under Brig Gen Henry Parkman. It covers top‑level continuity plans, alternate leaders, and emergency relocations, plus records protection and decentralization efforts, noting limited funds and no plan for rank‑and‑file workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
NEA
U. S
Henry Parkman
Office of Defense Mobilization
Eisenhower
Shebang
Congress
Washingtons
White House
Senate Public Works Committee
House
Civil Service Commission
Middletown Journal Subscription Rates Notice
The Middletown Journal lists subscription options including per copy 6c, city carrier 30c weekly with Sunday News Journal 40c, outside city 25c weekly with Sunday 35c, and mail rates of 9 dollars in trading area 6 days with Sunday 15 dollars outside trading area 6 days with Sunday 35 dollars abroad 35 dollars. All subscriptions are payable in advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunday News Journal
City Area
Daniel
Henry Youngman Hints at Comedians in Government
New York talk on making professional comics part of federal service. Henry Youngman proposes staff government jokesters to cool debates, ease strikes, and inject humor into UN diplomacy. He jokes about pay and staff choice while urging voters to contact congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Henry Youngman
Youngman
Milton Berle
United Nations
Henry
U.S
Brooklyn
Henny
McCarthy Clashes Over Eisenhower Dulles Foreign Policy
The text traces Senator McCarthy's ongoing rebellion against the Eisenhower Dulles foreign policy from inauguration onward. It notes his criticism of State Department officials, the Vincent pension issue, Bohlen’s Moscow nomination, a shipowners trade break with Reds, and calls to subdue or expose official misstatements. It also covers his stances on China trade, VOA inquiries, Rhee’s anti Reds actions, a proposed Korea grand jury probe, and calls to halt aid to Britain and other nations trading with Chinese Reds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sen. McCarthy
Senate
Eisenhower
McCarthy
State Department
Dulles
John Carter Vincent
Vincent
Charles E. Bohlen
Moscow
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Executive Branch
Nixon
China
Dartmouth College
James B. Conant
U. S
Germany
Voice of America
Europe
Cohn
Schine
Johnson
Syngman Rhee
Eisenhower Defends Foreign Policy Against McCarthy Criticism
President Eisenhower and Secretary of State Dulles defend the nation's foreign policy against Senator McCarthy. They argue policy is set by Congress and the President and that aid to allies, NATO, and bases remain essential despite disagreements. The President calls aid a life and death matter for America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Eisenhower
McCarthy
Dulles
United States
White House
Truman-Acheson
America
How To Catch A Husband And Other Odds And Ends
A column by Erich Brandeis tips on securing a husband via rich relatives, recounting Katherine Tsakarakos of Athens and her failed schemes until a $3,000 inheritance changed a shepherd’s stance. Also notes Dr. Ancel Keys disputing weight as heart disease cause and muses on truth vs. falsehoods.
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Katherine Tsakarakos
Athens
Greece
Katherine
Athanasios Kapsalas
Castania
Athanasios
United States
Athanasios Kapasalas
Tsakarakos
Kapsalas
Ancel Keys
Minnesota
Eisenhower outlines succession chain in postwar planning
President Eisenhower recently stressed this step in after A bomb planning via executive order 10495, which lists the line of succession to all top offices. He underscored the need to ensure continuity of government and military command structure in crisis scenarios.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Defense
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Roger M. Kyes
Army
Navy
Air Force
Eisenhower
Senate
Federal Reserve Banks
Federal Reserve Bank
Bureau of Printing and Engraving
Washington
General Accounting Office
Middletown official reelected as Capital University secretary
L F Reinartz works manager of the Middletown division of American Rolling Mill Co was reelected secretary of the Capital University Board of Regents in Columbus. A banquet honored city soft ball champs sponsor Joseph R Baker with praise and gifts for 20 boys. Robert Millan the Middle forward earned a regular berth on the Phillips Exeter quintet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. F. Reinartz
Middletown
The
American Rolling Mill Co
Board of Regents
Capital University
Columbus
Joseph R. Baker
Florantine
Robert Millan
Phillips Exeter
James P Mitchell Faces Taft Hartley Measured Labor Role
James P Mitchell as labor secretary oversees a small staff in a vast federal domain yet holds a pivotal Cabinet position. He aims to influence labor policy and steer Taft Hartley law changes while advocating a broader minimum wage and coverage for more workers beyond current protections. He notes railroad relations and wartime wage controls lie outside his department.
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Washington
James P. Mitchell
Labor Department
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Mediation Board
Secretary of Labor
Mitchell
Labor Secretary
Railroad Retirement Board
National Mediation and Adjustment Boards
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Congress
Eisenhower
Martin Durkin
Durkin
White House
CIO
Stars say extra effort can unlock new gains this day
The reading urges taking on responsibilities to gain advantage now and suggests hobbies can become practical income if shared. It notes social withdrawal may ease with outreach, warns against moodiness, and predicts creative or travel gains for birthday months. A generous, philosophical child is described.
Local Funny Bystander Tales From a Windy Day
A lighthearted column recounts Mrs H T's cat mishap and a dog incident, plus windborne hat misadventures on Central Avenue and Main Street. A passerby returns a hat after it sails to the Third Floor Bank Building, with a Good Samaritan lending aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior
Central Avenue
Main Street
First National Bank
Samaritan
Life in a Big City Amid The Broadway Bust
Dorothy Kilgallen surveys Manhattan during a newspaper strike noting impact on book makers and readers. She highlights out of town paper stands thriving, publicity agents debating tactics, and the evolving theater scene with stars, new songs, and rising talents in Detroit and New York.
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Manhattan
Times Square
East Side
Loew
New York
la Vie En Rose
King Cole
Here
Chicago
la Vie
Eddie Fisher
Actors Equity
Santa Claus
Questions and Answers on Animals and Language
A Q A style column explains why a cowbird gathers in pastures to disturb grazing cows for insects. It confirms insects have brains, explains green bananas are picked to avoid skin rupture and insect damage, defines as the crow flies as a straight path, notes Jesus spoke Aramaic, and credits Sir Walter Scott with paying creditors by writing quickly.
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Peter Edson
Middletown Journal
First Ave
Ohio
Hal Bogie
Wwtla
Erich Brandeis
Dr. Keys
James Marlow
Estrellita
Dave Regan
Dorothy Kilgallen
Greer Garson
Marlene Dietrich
Maria Riva
Maxine Sullivan
Cliff Jackson
Art Ford
Hugh Herbert
Diane
48Th St
Henry Cabot Lodge
Puerto Rico
Mickey Jelke
Johnny
Jelke Freres
57Th Street
Ricky Rafeld
Peggy Maley
Johnnie Bleek
Rafeld
Willie John
Mommie
Willie
Detroit
Duke Ellington
Stan Kenton
Capital Records
Jesus
Sir Walter Scott
Dennis the Menace
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